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Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.Another BRAC round may be in the offinghttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/budget-appropriations/228989-another-brac-round-may-be-in-the-offing
The Pentagon is expected to propose another round of base closures in its 2016 budget that will be unveiled in February. This would likely set off another fight with members of Congress who fiercely oppose any such closures due to the economic...jpicard@thehill.com (Kristina Wong)228989 at http://thehill.comFri, 09 Jan 2015 06:00:03 -0500Budget/AppropriationsSenate approves $585B defense billhttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/budget-appropriations/226997-senate-approves-585b-defense-bill
The Senate on Friday passed a sweeping $585 billion defense policy bill that will pay for the Pentagon's activities in fiscal 2015, and give President Obama authority to expand the campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.The legislation...ramsey.cox@thehill.com (Kristina Wong and Ramsey Cox)226997 at http://thehill.comFri, 12 Dec 2014 17:19:53 -0500Budget/AppropriationsHigh-ranking Dem: Senate could take up defense bill Tuesdayhttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/budget-appropriations/226380-high-ranking-dem-senate-could-take-up-defense-policy
Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) expects the full Senate to take up a joint fiscal year 2015 defense policy bill some time Tuesday. “I think it’s going to happen tomorrow. I think it’s going to come up tomorrow, maybe late tomorrow,” Levin, the...jpicard@thehill.com (Martin Matishak)226380 at http://thehill.comMon, 08 Dec 2014 19:18:12 -0500Budget/AppropriationsLawmakers leery of counterterrorism fundhttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/budget-appropriations/212739-lawmakers-leery-of-obamas-counterterrorism-fund
President Obama is seeking $5 billion for a counterterrorism fund that will boost deployment of special operations forces to combat terrorists in hotspots such as Libya, Somalia and Syria. But Congress is balking at providing the funds without...jpicard@thehill.com (Kristina Wong)212739 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 Jul 2014 06:00:03 -0400Budget/AppropriationsF-35’s air show debut in jeopardyhttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/budget-appropriations/211520-f-35s-air-show-debut-in-jeopardy
The Pentagon’s costly fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters is grounded, just a week before the military’s jet of the future was to have its coming-out party at two air shows in Great Britain.The latest problem for the $400 billion program, which is...mmatishak@thehill.com (Martin Matishak)211520 at http://thehill.comTue, 08 Jul 2014 06:00:04 -0400Budget/AppropriationsLobbying fight erupts on food aid shippinghttp://thehill.com/policy/finance/204352-lobbying-fight-erupts-over-food-aid-shipping
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AdSense Player. This player has full sharing enabled: social, email, embed, etc. It has the ability to go fullscreen. It will display a list of suggested videos when the video has played to the end...ewasson@thehill.com (Erik Wasson)204352 at http://thehill.comFri, 25 Apr 2014 08:32:41 -0400Budget/AppropriationsMcKeon to roll out last NDAA next weekhttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/204196-mckeon-to-roll-out-last-ndaa-next-week
Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) is preparing to unveil his last defense bill as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee next week, kicking off what is sure to be a contentious process as lawmakers decide what capabilities the Pentagon will keep...kwong@thehill.com (Kristina Wong)204196 at http://thehill.comWed, 23 Apr 2014 15:33:49 -0400Budget/AppropriationsGeneral says Marines need more ships in Asia-Pacifichttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/203373-general-says-marines-need-more-ships-in-asia-pacific
The Marines do not have enough amphibious ships in the Asia-Pacific for more than one contingency, the U.S. commander of Marines in Japan said Friday."Will we be able to do it in multiple places simultaneously, or on a scale that would allow us...kwong@thehill.com (Kristina Wong)203373 at http://thehill.comFri, 11 Apr 2014 16:30:54 -0400Budget/AppropriationsGenerals: Two-war strategy in jeopardy under sequesterhttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/203195-two-war-strategy-in-jeopardy-under-sequester-generals
The U.S. military's goal of being able to fight two wars at the same time is in jeopardy due to the continued specter of sequestration, top commanders from all four Defense Department branches said Thursday."If we continue to go down [in strength]...bneff@thehill.com (Blake Neff)203195 at http://thehill.comThu, 10 Apr 2014 11:36:57 -0400Budget/AppropriationsSenators grill general on A-10 retirementhttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/203005-senators-grill-general-on-a-10-retirement
Senators on the Armed Services Committee grilled the Army’s chief of staff Tuesday on the wisdom of retiring the A-10 Thunderbolt II.Gen. Raymond Odierno was asked repeatedly by Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) to testify to...bneff@thehill.com (Blake Neff)203005 at http://thehill.comTue, 08 Apr 2014 18:05:55 -0400Budget/AppropriationsNational Guard chief changes tone on cutshttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/202972-guard-chief-changes-tone-on-cuts
The National Guard's leader dialed back his opposition Tuesday to an Army plan that would shift resources and cut total Guard personnel by 19,000 soldiers. Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, had expressed opposition in recent...bneff@thehill.com (Blake Neff)202972 at http://thehill.comTue, 08 Apr 2014 15:29:29 -0400Budget/AppropriationsHouse appropriators off to fast starthttp://thehill.com/policy/finance/202567-house-appropriators-move-first-bill-marking-earliest-start
The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday moved the first of 12 annual spending bills for 2015, marking the earliest start on record for the committee, according to Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.). The bill setting funding for military...ewasson@thehill.com (Erik Wasson)202567 at http://thehill.comThu, 03 Apr 2014 11:44:39 -0400Budget/AppropriationsHouse appropriators cut military construction spendinghttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/202431-house-appropriators-cut-military-construction
The House Appropriations Committee is cutting spending on military construction in its first 2015 appropriations bill, while boosting funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs.In all, the committee’s legislation provides $71.5 billion in...jherb@thehill.com (Jeremy Herb)202431 at http://thehill.comWed, 02 Apr 2014 12:17:54 -0400Budget/AppropriationsSenate appropriators skeptical of A-10 cutshttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/202427-senate-appropriators-skeptical-of-a-10-cuts
Senate Appropriations Defense Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and other appropriators expressed skepticism Wednesday of the Air Force’s decision to cut the entire A-10 fleet.The A-10 cuts are proving to be one of the most controversial aspects of the...jherb@thehill.com (Jeremy Herb)202427 at http://thehill.comWed, 02 Apr 2014 11:56:41 -0400Budget/AppropriationsHouse GOP budget boosts defense spendinghttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/202288-house-gop-budget-boosts-defense-spending
The House Republican budget released Tuesday boosts defense spending $483 billion above sequester levels over the next decade, though it does adhere to the 2015 caps reached in the December budget deal.The budget released by House Budget Chairman...jherb@thehill.com (Jeremy Herb)202288 at http://thehill.comTue, 01 Apr 2014 10:31:13 -0400Budget/AppropriationsMilitary officials say they need wartime funding after Afghan War endshttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/201929-military-officials-say-they-need-wartime-funding
As defense budgets shrink, and as the Afghan War comes to an end, military officials are fighting to preserve wartime funding that some lawmakers say has become a slush fund. Military officials argued during a House Armed Services subcommittee...kwong@thehill.com (Kristina Wong)201929 at http://thehill.comThu, 27 Mar 2014 11:52:08 -0400Budget/Appropriations